BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 1 July 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—01/07/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Mr Jefferson's Library—Law
  
  2/5 A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—01/07/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/07/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—01/07/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—01/07/2026
  
  Susan Hulme reports as the long-awaited defence investment plan is published.
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—01/07/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Prayers from the Hymnal: It Is Well with My Soul
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—01/07/2026 Muirburn, grain that's too dry, intercropping
  
  New code for controlled burning of moorland is delayed.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—01/07/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:57
  
  DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
  
  Claudia Hammond presents the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal.
3. 09:00
  
  More or Less—Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
  
  Tim Harford examines ‘Manchesterism’, hot cities, whales and CO2, and prime numbers.
4. 09:30
  
  Shadow World—Stolen Years, 1. Contaminated Memories
  
  1/4 Andrew Malkinson tries to rebuild his life and learns how he was wrongly identified.
5. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Child mental health services, Amanda Wakeley, murder of Annabel Rook
  
  A new report highlights growing demand and long waits in child mental health services.
6. 11:00
  
  File on 4 Investigates—Strict schools: Taking discipline too far?
  
  Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far?
7. 11:40
  
  This Week in History—June 29th to July 5th
  
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
8. 11:45
  
  Mr Jefferson's Library—Enlightenment
  
  3/5 A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—01/07/2026
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—Energy Price Cap, Spam Texts, Buyers Remorse
  
  How will today's increase in the energy price cap impact households?
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—01/07/2026
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—Will the next Prime Minister have more money for defence?
  
  Questions remain over military spending. Our PMQs panellists have their say.
5. 13:45
  
  Understand—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement, 3. The Ecologist
  
  3/11 The story of an influential green magazine and the man who created it.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—30/06/2026
  
  The Borchester Show hits a snag.
7. 14:15
  
  Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, Red Pen
  
  Crime drama set in communist Hungary. Bertalan renews his battle with the Miklos gang.
8. 15:00
  
  Money Box—Buying a flat: stepping stone or millstone?
  
  Money Box Live considers what buying a flat means for your finances?
9. 15:30
  
  The Artificial Human—When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
  
  Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
10. 16:00
  
  When It Hits the Fan—Just Answer the Question
  
  David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss whether refusing to take questions is good PR.
11. 16:15
  
  The Media Show—Jamie Murray, Sky ITV deal, Building a media business
  
  Tennis champion Jamie Murray on why he’s starting a YouTube channel with his brother Andy.
12. 17:00
  
  PM—President Trump makes more than a billion dollars in crypto in first year back in office
  
  Donald Trump discloses he earnt more than a billion dollars in crypto and business deals.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—Two police officers are being investigated over the arrest and handcuffing of Henry Nowak
  
  The officers arrested the student after he was fatally stabbed in Southampton
2. 18:27
  
  DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
  
  Claudia Hammond presents the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal.
3. 18:30
  
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Series 1, 3. John Robins & Michelle De Swarte
  
  3/6 John Robins and Michelle De Swarte talk to Ivo Graham about what they're obsessed with.
4. 19:00
  
  The Archers—01/07/2026
  
  George struggles to say no.
5. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on his passion for films featuring trains
  
  Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to Kirsty Wark about his fascination for trains
6. 20:00
  
  Moral Maze—Are America's founding ideals a reality or a myth?
  
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 21:00
  
  Ancient Lives with Mary Beard—Being Greek, Star of Stage and Temple
  
  Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy
8. 21:30
  
  All in the Mind—Can you change your personality?
  
  How much control do you have over your personality traits?
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Kane's rescue act sends England into World Cup last 16
  
  Harry Kane's two late goals against DR Congo spare England from a humiliating exit
10. 22:45
  
  Once Upon a Time...—The Three of Shoes by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
  
  Frank Cottrell-Boyce reimagines the story of the Elves and the Shoemaker.
11. 23:00
  
  The Big Idea with Alistair Green—Series 1, Online comedy sensation Humphrey Jackson
  
  Alistair gets insight into the world of online comedy from viral star Humphrey Jackson.
12. 23:15
  
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 4, Episode 1
  
  1/4 Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker).
13. 23:30
  
  Today in Parliament—01/07/2026
  
  Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—02/07/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Mr Jefferson's Library—Enlightenment
  
  3/5 A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—02/07/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/07/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—02/07/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—02/07/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—02/07/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—02/07/2026
  
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—02/07/26 Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture 2026
  
  Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell.

Thursday 2 July 2026